Safety-bottle.



C. H. RUEGGER. SAFETY BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED mmzz. 1915.

Pz l tented Apr. 18, 1916.

Charles H. Ruegqer CHARLES H. RUEGGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY-BOTTLE.

lIJWMlSll Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11%, 191%.

Application filed March 27, 1915. Serial No. 17,375.

1 b all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES H. Runner-2n, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan. in the county and State of New York. have invented a new and Improved Safety-Bottle, of which the following is a full. clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in bottles and similar receptacles and has for an ob ect to provide an improved structure which will always indicate to the purchaser whether or not the original contents is in the bottle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bottle with a neck and breakable top portion and a filling aperture at the bottom.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a breakable cap on a bottle and a protecting attachment designed to cover the broken edges of the bottle.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through a bottle embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the neck of the bottle shown in Fig. 1 after the cap has been removed. a protecting attachment being shown connected therewith; Fig. 3 is a side view of the neck of the bottle shown in Fig. 2 and the attachment arranged thereon; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section through the attachment shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a bottle of any desired construction provided with a neck 2 and a bottom 3. tion of the neck 2 and bottom 3 may be varied as desired without departing from the spirit of the invention. The neck 2is provided with the usual reinforcing bead i which merges into a thin section 5 which section in turn merges into what may be called a cap 6. Cap (3 is preferably formed in the shape of a ball. though it may be arranged in other shapes as desired. The bottom 3 may be formed in substantially any dcsired manner but preferably comparatively thick. as shown in Fig. 1. Arranged in bottom 3 is an opening 7 which is in line with the interior of neck 2 and is of the same size or larger than the bore of neck 2. so that cork 8 may be passed through opening 7 and then forced into neck 2, as shown in Fig.

The particular construc 1. After the cork 8 has been placed in position the contents of the bottle is theninsorted through opening 7, after which the cork 9 is forced into position for making a tight closure.

Following the cork glass or other similar material. The stopper 10 is held in place by cement 11, the stopper being of any desired shape but conforming, of course. to the shape of the lower part of opening 7. After the stopper 10 has been placed in position the same cannot be removed but the cap 6 may be readily broken along the thin section 5. After the cap 6 has been broken off stopper 8 is then removed in any desired way so that the contents may be readily poured out of the bot tle through the neck 2. In order to use the bottle after cap 6 has been broken without danger of injury, a protecting attachment 12 (Fig. 5) is provided which is formed with a turned-over section 13 fitting over the broken edge (Fig. 2) of neck 2 and a resilient depending body 15 adapted to snap over the bead 4. A gasket 16 of any desired material. as for instance cork, is provided and is forced tightly against the rough edge 14. The inner edge of the turned-over portion 13 and the inner edge of the cork gasket 16 are preferably substantially in line with the inner wall of neck 2 so as not to offer any appreciable obstruction to the passage of the contents of the bottle. It will be observed that the bottle may be readily refilled at any time after the cap 6 has been removed. The intention is not to provide a 9 is a stopper 10 of bottle which cannot be refilled, but is to provide a bottle which will show to the purchaser whether or not the original contents is in the bottle. The provision of the integrally constructed cap 6 insures the purchaser that the contents is the same as was originally packed in the bottle and the protecting' member 12 causes the structure to be capable of use as an ordinary bottle with no danger of cutting or injuring the one using the bottle.

What I claim is 1. In a bottle of the character described. a bottle structure formed with a neck having a breakable section, an attachment arranged to cover the broken edge of said. breakable section, said attachment comprising a metallic covering member formed with resilient retaining and clamping means, and

a gasket covering the ragged edge of said silient arms engaging the neck of said bot- 10 broken portion. tle.

I 2. The combination with a bottle having In testimony whereof vI have signed my a ragged edge on the upper end of the neck, name to this specification in the presence of 3 of an attachment for covering said ragged two subscribing witnesses.

edge, said attachment comprising a gasket CHARLES H. RUEGGER. engaging said ragged edge and covering the Witnesses:

same, a metallic retaining member compris- A. L. Krrcnm,

ing a body overlapping said gasket, and re- PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS. 

